Members of Congress / Edward Markey

MARKEY, Edward John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., July 11, 1946; attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School, Malden, Mass.; graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Malden, Mass., 1964; B.A., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1968; J.D., Boston College Law School, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1972; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserve, 1968-1973; member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Torbert H. Macdonald, reelected to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (November 2, 1976-present). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how Edward Markey voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Edward Markey has missed 35 votes (2.4%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Edward Markey has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.9% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Markey did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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• 2006
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